Bitgrail

BitGrail (historical entity)

BitGrail was an Italian cryptocurrency exchange that operated during 2017–2018 and became closely associated with trading Nano (then widely known as RaiBlocks / XRB). It was owned and operated by Francesco “The Bomber” Firano (Italy). (beauchamps.ie)

In February 2018, BitGrail announced that it had suffered a security incident and that roughly 17 million Nano tokens were missing (often reported at the time as being worth on the order of ~US$170 million, depending on valuation date). Trading and withdrawals were halted, and the exchange subsequently entered insolvency/liquidation proceedings in Italy; Firano was also reported as being declared bankrupt in connection with the case. (beauchamps.ie)

The website bitgrail.com (current status/identity)

The domain name bitgrail.com is historically associated with BitGrail, but the present-day site identity/ownership is unclear from publicly accessible, authoritative records in the materials reviewed.

Third-party reputation services have flagged bitgrail.com as high-risk/suspicious (automated scoring/blacklist-based). This is not definitive proof of wrongdoing, but it is a commonly cited risk indicator. (gridinsoft.com)

Separately, some third-party snapshots and listings describe bitgrail.com as displaying creditor-related notices in prior years (suggesting it was, at least at times, used for post-collapse communications). (websiteoutlook.com)

The X (Twitter) account x.com/bitgrail

The handle @BitGrail has been widely referenced as the exchange’s social-media account in historical summaries. (w.marketswiki.com)

However, the current contents and operator of x.com/bitgrail could not be reliably inspected via the available page fetch (the profile content did not load in the tool). (x.com)

Practical caution (identity confusion)

Because BitGrail is a well-known failed exchange name, it is also a name that may be reused by unrelated parties. Community reports have specifically warned about look-alike “Bitgrail” sites (for example, bitgrail.org) being used in alleged fraud scenarios; such claims should be treated as warnings rather than court-verified facts. (reddit.com)

If your goal is to determine whether a current “BitGrail” site/account is authentic, the key question is whether it can be tied to the documented 2017–2018 BitGrail entity and the Italian insolvency proceedings—and that typically requires verifiable legal/administrative documentation, not only a website or social-media presence. (beauchamps.ie)